Saturday 19 July 2014

Here is somthing completely different..................

Here is something completely different........

Well, it is been a long time since my last blog and there are a lot happened. As the title of this entry say, here is something completely different. Political comment was not my interest nor my strong point, but from what being happening lately in Hong Kong, everyone and their dog have a view, so here is mine.

Universal suffrage for Hong Kong? Dream on!

No I am not opposing universal suffrage, nor do I think democracy, well the western kind of democracy works for Hong Kong, let alone China, but that's another topic for another day. What I am saying is, this was never on the menu, despite what the so call join declaration or the so call basic law say. China cannot afford it! Let me explain, which is rather simple really, if  universal suffrage happen in Hong Kong, and even with the even smaller chance that it actually works, ie. we actually elect an Chief Executive that do good for Hong Kong, that will look real bad for China. Lets be frank, what China don't have, Hong Kong have no chance of having. This is a simple truth.

So what this leading to? Well there are lots of for and against on the Pro-universal suffrage and the Occupying Central movement. I would like to do a balance view on each side in turns:

The Against:

  1. It is disrupting Hong Kong's peace
  2. This will drive Beijing away from even talk about universal suffrage. Beijing will not come to back to the table if we push them too much
  3. It will scare away investment from Hong Kong
Here is what I think:

  1. Who peace is it disrupting? I will challenge anyone who can find a more peaceful protects and match in the world. There is no riot, no one injure. People are out there to express their view and to exercise their right. Until the day Beijing say Hong Kong is not allow to protect, people should continuous to do it. The police was there to keep the peace and enforce the law. I think the peace was kept and if there are laws that are broken, they shouldn't just charge 5 people, cause there are 500K or whatever number of people there and they should all be charged.
  2. That view is based on Beijing give a shit and really want to talk. I mean when Beijing publish the white paper, what it really saying is clearly that China own Hong Kong, doesn't really matter what Hong Kong say. So for those who think China give a shit talking to Hong Kong about universal suffrage, think again.
  3. The only thing that scare away investment are lawlessness, corruption and lack of regard for regulation. These are the core values of Hong Kong. Loss these, Hong Kong is finish. Guess what, China don't share these values. I think the world need to do business with China, but do they really want to? But I am sure they are more comfortable with Hong Kong, for now anyway.
 The For:

  1. We will force Beijing to the table on universal suffrage 
  2. To exercise people right to protect and to share the people's view
 Again my two cent:

  1. Dream on. See 2. above.
  2. Ok, now you exercise it, so what next? or so what? Nothing really. I think this is more educational than a mean to an end. If people are serious about democracy, they should know how to exercise their rights, not that it matter what the outcome is. It also shows not just to us, but to our next generation, what kind of government do they want to live under? So when you still have a choose, please use it. 
Well, that's my two bits. I have try to keep it balance, but that's is my view, you might or might not agree, but like China, who give a shit.

So till next time, here something from Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins:

“But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction.” 
 

Update: 4/8/2014

I have heard lately from the newspaper that some stupid police spoken person say all police can sign the partition in support for the anti-occupy Central movement, if they are off duty. Now I feel really sorry for the police as this will make their job even more difficult.

Lets look what the job of the police are, which mention before: Keep the peace and enforce law and order. It is not a political force, it has no side and should not take any. The only side they should have is law and order, not political view. If they do, they cannot do their job, which is to impartially keep the peace. It is stupid to think that at this time just because the occupy Central movement is perceive to be on the wrong side, that one day the anti-occupy Central movement won't. If one day they turn disruptive and you need to keep the peace, you would put the officer who sign the partition in a very difficult position.

If this is indeed what the government want, ie. all civil servant should take side, then a government can no longer function impartially. I hate to think what will happen next, political persecution, secret police etc.

The more I look at this government, the more I think they have no idea what they are doing. They have no political knowledge let alone sensitivity. The more they do, the more Hong Kong is tearing apart and try to create a "Government vs. occupy Central movement" does not help only shows how stupid they are.


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